High-Riding 2001 Nissan Frontier on Portal Axles

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Dodge Ram Pickup Spotter's Guide

Dodge started building 4WD pickups after WWII and has since racked up nearly seven decades of providing them to consumers. Many were built under the Dodge name as W-Series pickups and they would later be known as “Ram Tough” and the 4WD

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This Dodge would make a great tow rig, expedition vehicle, or work truck for construction or mobile repair. In fact, it would be a great trail rig if you like wheeling a big truck on 40s! With a stout drivetrain, big tires, and loads of storage, the

2015 Dodge Viper GT Long-Term Road Test

On top of that, we added a $1,995 Harman Kardon 18-speaker audio system, $1,700 six-lug Sidewinder II Hyper Black wheels and $1,000 optional GTS-R Blue Pearl paint, a new color for the Viper. Tack on the $2,100 gas-guzzler tax and a $1,995 destination

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There were a few other mods here and there over the next seven years while Chris spent some trail time in his converted IFS truck, but a major rebuild started in the summer of 2011. The bed had seen contact with a few trees and obstacles and was... A high-pinion Ford Dana 60 front axle was sourced and retubed to get the differential in the right location, then Reid Racing inner knuckles were installed by East Coast Gear Supply. A Corporate 14-bolt axle received similar surgery for the rear, then AxleTech portal boxes were added to both axles. An ARB air locker resides up front and a Detroit locker sits in the rear. The ring-and-pinion ratio is 4. 10:1, while the portals provide a 1. 5:1 ratio on the high-clearance axles. After plating the front framerails, Chris began to fabricate the front three-link suspension using 12-inch-travel ORI STX struts. Chris modified the rear spring hangers to accommodate spring-under Alcan leaf packs with Revolver shackles and Fox 2. 0 air shocks. The factory V-6 engine powers the Frontier, but Chris swapped Nissan Pathfinder manual transmission internals into his Frontier housing to gain lower ratios for the first three gears. Source: www.fourwheeler.com

Dodge started building 4WD pickups after WWII and has since racked up nearly seven decades of providing them to consumers. Many were built under the Dodge name as W-Series pickups and they would later be known as “Ram Tough” and the 4WD pickups would be known as Power Rams. The brand would eventually drop the Dodge moniker and become known simply as Ram trucks. 2nd Generation (1965-1971). By the ’60s, the Dodge pickups had been carrying the “D” designation for 2WD models and the “W” designation for the 4WD models. Wheelbase was 114 inches for the 61?2-foot bed and 128 inches with the 8-foot bed. Dodge started using the LA series engines in place of the previous A-series powerplants. Common transmissions included the A230 and A745 three-speed manuals, NP435A closed-spaced ratio, four-speed manual, or the NP435B geometric ratio, four-speed manual. Axle ratios were typically 3. 54:1 or 4. 10:1. Front axles were Dana 44s, while rear axles were the 30-spline Chrysler 83?4-inch units or the 27-spline Chrysler 81?4-inch models in some trucks. Earlier trucks through about ’68 models ran the cast-iron, gear-drive NP201 transfer case (1. 96:1 low range), with late models getting the cast-iron, gear-drive NP205 transfer case with the same low-range ratio. Source: www.fourwheeler.com

Parekh wins final race; Tharani crowned champion

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2001 Dodge Ram 1500

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